Qin Mansion.
"Steward Qin, are you back?"
"Um."
The old man nodded slightly towards the gatekeeper, walked into the gate with his hands behind his back and walked straight towards the main courtyard. The boy carrying two jars of fruit wine followed closely behind him.
Passing through the huge front yard is the courtyard where the head of the Qin family lives. The old man of the Qin family has stopped doing things because he is too old in recent days. He has handed over the management of the Qin family's business to his eldest son, and Butler Qin is sent by Uncle Qin. Sending congratulatory gifts.
"Master, this slave is back."
"Did you send the gift?"
"Sent him over. Mr. Shen is a very talented person, and he also has a certain control over his words. He is indeed a rare young man."
Uncle Qin nodded, "Since my third brother specifically wrote to trust me to take care of him, he must have his own reasons."
A few days ago, he received a letter from Mr. Qin. The letter simply stated that he liked a junior scholar and asked him to take care of it. Mr. Qin agreed after thinking that his younger brother rarely asked him for help. It was a casual thing, but I didn't expect that the younger brother had such good vision and would stand out among the talented people in the world and win the first place in the examination.
If he really advances and retreats in a measured manner as Butler Qin said, he will definitely be extraordinary in the future.
"I heard from my third brother that Shen Huiyuan is still Zheng'er's classmate. It seems that those delicious mooncakes a few days ago were also sent by the Shen family?"
"Yes, madam and ladies like those mooncakes very much."
Butler Qin had a very good impression of the Shen family and his wife, and he had a smile on his face, "This time I went over to give a gift, and Mrs. Shen also specially gave me two jars of wine as a return gift."
liquor?
Uncle Qin casually glanced at the boy standing behind him, and two ordinary black wine jars came into view.
It turned out to be wine, so that’s okay.
The third brother said in the letter that the younger member of the Shen family came from a village called Shenjia Village in Lin'an Prefecture. It is not easy for a farmer to cultivate a scholar who has achieved fame. The Shen family must not be well-off. And the price of wine is not low. Even the cheapest wine in the capital costs one or two taels of silver per catty. These two jars of wine in return probably cost the Shen family a lot of money.
"He has a heart."
As expected of the junior whom the third brother has taken a liking to, he really knows how to be polite.
Third Master Qin waved his hand nonchalantly, "Put it in the wine cellar in the kitchen."
"yes."
Butler Qin bowed slightly and saluted, turned around and led the boy in the direction of the wine cellar. After turning around a lush corridor, he saw an old man in his sixties or seventies strolling towards this direction.
"Goodbye, old lady."
"Qin Ke, what are you doing?"
"Go back to the old lady. I will take these two jars of wine to the wine cellar."
Old Mrs. Qin didn't pay much attention when he heard this. He nodded and planned to pass the two of them to the front yard. The boy carrying the wine jar quickly stepped aside to make way, but before he could raise his head, he heard a voice coming from beside him. "Eh" sound.
"It tastes so mellow, what kind of wine is this?"
The boy was stunned, "Yes, yes...Old man, this seems to be a kind of fruit wine."
Mrs. Shen did say that it was home-brewed fruit wine. If the master hadn't asked, he would have forgotten it. However, the smell of this wine was so good that I almost got drunk on it the whole way out of Shen's house. .
Well, it was more fragrant and mellow than any wine he had ever seen before!
The rich aroma of wine lingering on the tip of Old Mrs. Qin's nose felt extraordinary, but this aroma was a little different from other wines in the capital. After thinking about it carefully, he couldn't place it, but it was weird.
wine? What kind of wine is that? Is it brewed from fruit?
"Show me."
"yes."
The waiter hurriedly handed over a jar. Upon seeing this, Butler Qin stepped forward and opened the red seal on the wine jar. A mellow and slightly sweet smell suddenly spread out, and he was overbearing and did not allow rejection. Three people were shot in the nose.
"!"
So fragrant, such a mellow taste!
Old Mrs. Qin's old eyes suddenly lit up and he let out another sigh.
I couldn't wait to take two steps forward, and the smell became even more intoxicating.
"Good wine, good wine!"
It smells more fragrant than his daughter Hong, who has been hiding it for more than ten years!
Just smelling it makes your mouth water, how wonderful would it be if you tasted it?
Even Mrs. Qin couldn't help but get excited and wanted to drink it!
"Qin Ke, which restaurant did you buy this fine wine from?"
Butler Qin recovered from the shock, and there was a strange color in his eyes, "Back to the old man, this is a return gift from the Shen family. It is said to be a kind of fruit wine brewed by oneself."
After that, he roughly narrated what happened. On the surface, he was calm and calm, but in his heart, he couldn't help but feel filial piety.
As the steward of the Qin Mansion, I have seen so many good things in my life. Before, I had always been at a certain distance from the boy behind me, so I didn't pay attention to it and ignored its taste. But now, just by smelling it, I know that this wine is worth thousands of gold in the capital. Famous wines are more precious.
Why did he let the boy carry such a good wine so casually?
It's a good thing he didn't bump into it, otherwise he would be heartbroken to death!
Butler Qin broke into cold sweat on his forehead when he thought about this, and couldn't help but start to reflect. How did things become like this? What happened when he took back the gift?
Oh, yes, Mrs. Shen just said it casually, with a look like "This is simple fruit wine", which made him not pay much attention. If the old lady hadn't noticed the difference, he wouldn't have noticed it.
Who would have thought that the Shen family, which looks like an ordinary family, would have such good things?
Experience got me wrong!
Butler Qin secretly reflected in his heart. When he came back to his senses, he saw that the old man had already walked away. He could vaguely be seen walking in a hurry, looking impatient, and the young man who was originally following him was following behind him.
he:"?"
Just when the Qin Mansion caused a stir because of the two jars of fruit wine, the Du and Jiang Mansion also became lively because of the fruit wine brought back by the housekeeper.
Butler Du came out of the small courtyard and hurried towards the direction of the mansion. He was not as ignorant as Butler Qin. It was the fruit wine brewed by the Shen family. I think Mr. Shen took two jars when he came to visit. Not only was it His master regarded it as a treasure, and his wife loved it even more.
Now half a month has passed, and the two jars of fruit wine have bottomed out no matter how sparingly they drank.
Now it's good, the master and his wife have had some drinks again, and maybe they can reward him with a few taels of silver if they are in a good mood!
Butler Du thought so and suddenly felt happy.
The young man trotting behind him was puzzled, "Steward Du, this wine jar is quite heavy, why don't you let me carry it?"
What, what, do you want to carry it?
I think you are thinking about shit!
Butler Du's face turned dark when he heard this. He gave him a sharp look and hugged the black wine jar tightly in his arms again, and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
The boy shivered under the glare and dared not say a word.
Two quarters of an hour later, both the fruit wine and the wine were carried by the housekeeper to the main courtyard of the official residence. In the Jiang Mansion, Mr. Jiang was pouring the fruit wine into a white porcelain wine glass with his own hands, and the people around him were amazed by his careful movements.
"Dad, is this the fruit wine you often mentioned? It's bright red in color but very clear... Why do I smell cherry?"
